I gotta say, I’m less wary of the film than I was hearing about it during production. Ian McShane’s Blackbeard looks a lot better than I imagined he would look, Penelope Cruz’s character fits the bill as far as expectations for a swashbuckling woman go, and Keith Richards is back, which is kind of a plus…

And yeah, they kept that actor from the first few in it too, Johnny-whatzit…